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refer

[ri-fur] / rɪˈfɜr /






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Because the interaction would operate only within the dark matter sector, researchers refer to it as a "dark force."

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

Economists refer to these events as “shocks” that can be sudden and unpredictable, but don’t tend to raise inflation in the long run.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The center doesn’t refer to its patient as Jackie, but as “26-519,” noting in another post that regulations prohibit it from publicly referring to its charges by names.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

"Current clauses may refer to 'severe' or 'extreme' weather, but the definitions for these can vary and currently no providers go as far as to specify criteria such as maximum temperatures."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Already, he had heard the locals refer to it as the Newsless Courier, and he had immediately adapted the bastardized version as his own.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Once refined to improve its purity, the extracted gold is used to make jewellery for the Royal Mint's "886" brand, which refers to the date the institution was founded.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

One of the difficulties in compiling this report was the analysis suffers from what the team refers to as the “omitted variables problem.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

High-beta refers to stocks with higher volatility than the market as a whole, therefore riskier, but which also offer the potential for higher returns.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Terminal lucidity refers to an unexpected return of mental clarity shortly before death, sometimes in people who had severe dementia or other conditions that had left them unable to communicate normally.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

The following information is classified, as it refers to a location that handles several million very well-kept secrets.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Mukunda referred in an email this week to the new AI-enhanced version of Siri, the virtual assistant built into Apple’s operating systems.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

Former England defender Gary Neville echoed the thoughts of many when he referred to it as "pure greed".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

In one exhibit, 1492-1776 is referred to as the period of “Unsettling the Continent.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A computing power capacity of one gigawatt is often referred to as "hyperscale".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The Articles referred to treaty making with Indigenous nations, and “Indians” were mentioned twice.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Meanwhile, there is also “plenty of upside tied to the pending AI ramp,” Curtis said, referring to the rollout of AMD’s first-ever rack-scale solution, Helios.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

“They basically prefer stability over everything else,” Citrinowicz said, referring to Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"Initially, the plan was to climb just G2," he wrote, referring to Gasherbrum II, another peak in the Karakoram mountain range.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“Technically, that can be an excess benefit transaction on its own,” Hackney said, referring to the IRS category that triggers taxes on compensation paid to nonprofit insiders above fair market value.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

It occurs to me that I might have been wrong about the members of the “us” Owen was referring to back at school.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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